The Cool Hotel Guide: The Tide House, St Ives, Cornwall

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This spotless, luxurious update of a 16th-century seaside cottage scores for comfort and style, with winning breakfasts

Built in the mid 16th century, Tide House is on a tiny twisting lane on a hill
leading down to the harbour in St Ives. It used to be a pub with “swirly red
carpets and fake beams”, says Suzy Fairfield, who opened this cosy-chic B&B
just over a year ago with her husband David. The couple gave up their jobs
as an illustrator (Suzy) and a corporate lawyer (David) to live in the
Cornish seaside town that they had come to love during holidays. Its
whitewashed, New England-pristine look hits you the moment you enter: pale
limestone floors, magnolia